N.C. Dep't of Transp. v. Laxmi Hotels of Spring Lake, Inc.

ZACHARY, Judge.

*611 The North Carolina Department of Transportation ("DOT") appeals from the trial court's order granting defendant Laxmi Hotels of Spring Lake's ("Laxmi") 60(b) motion to set aside the parties' Consent Judgment. After careful review, we affirm.

*612 I. Background

Laxmi owns real property abutting South Main Street in Spring Lake, upon which it operates a Super 8 Motel franchise ("the Hotel"). DOT intended to acquire a portion of the Hotel's property in order to widen and improve South Main Street. On 8 February 2012, DOT right of way agent Greg Kolat met with Laxmi's president Dev…